Good morning Bay Islands. Last night Guanaja got a shower around 1 a.m. good for .08 of an inch. East end and midisland got some rain around 2 a.m. with most locations getting under a quarter of an inch. This morning’s satellite shows a few popcorn clouds out there. We will continue to have small chances of short-lived showers today and through the weekend.

This is the time of year we look to the Caribbean for any tropical development. The GFS model is predicting a tropical wave coming over us middle of next week, but right now it isn’t showing any rotation on this storm. We will keep an eye on it.



Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds are around 5 mph and we are in for a great couple of day on the sea, with mild east winds around 5 mph and seas maybe 1 foot. Starting Sunday we get back to more normal east winds 15 mph days and 20 mph nights with 3 foot seas.

There’s nothing better for the weekend cookout that a tender cut of meat sliced up by the butchers at Carniceria Rosita.

Low tide is around 2 a.m. as we move into full moon.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Elena Gonzalez-Maldonado, taken near Buccaneer in French Harbour.
When people ask me the best time to visit Roatan, I often tell them August and September, especially if they are interested in boating, fishing, diving and snorkeling. The primary reason is the winds tend to be calmer. We will really see those calm winds and seas tomorrow through Saturday.

There is hardly a cloud in the sky this morning and dry conditions will be common through this week. We wake up to 17 mph east winds and seas 4 feet. We should calm a bit to 3 feet through the afternoon, but the big change will be tomorrow through Saturday, when we are expecting east winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. There should be times, especially on Friday, when winds are almost still and the sea is flat calm. Sunday into next week, we will be back to 15 mph east winds and seas 2-3 feet.

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Low tide is 1 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Our photo of the day comes from Bena Fremaux, whose family is vacationing on the island. They send their love to the Bay Islands from West End. Many of us got a shower overnight but we are looking for drier weather ahead.

Here is the satellite for 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. You can see storms move across the island. between 2 and 3 a.m. give most of us between a quarter and half an inch of rain. We are still dealing with morning clouds and perhaps a shower here or there, but as we get into the afternoon we will have drier weather and clearer skies.

The reason why we will be having drier weather going forward is shown in this water vapor forecast map, that shows us getting drier yellows and greens for about the next week. That means perhaps a 10-20 percent chance of a shower mornings and overnights and mostly clear skies. We see some moisture return middle of the month. This forecast also shows a tropical system moving through the northern Caribbean. This system does not exist yet and most models show it, if it happens, moving much further north. But we’ll keep an eye on it.



Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. We should get windier this afternoon into the evening, getting up to 25 mph and 4 foot seas. Tomorrow we will be back to 15 mph east winds and 3 foot seas. Thursday through Saturday we’re looking at quite calm conditions, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. That, along with dry weather, should make the end of this week into the weekend the perfect time to get out on the sea.

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Lowest tide is 12:20 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

July was a month where the east side got a lot more rain than the west side of Roatan or Utila. We’re going with Sandy Bay’s 3.28 inches for consistency, because consistency demands we use the rainfall for the same area, instead of picking and choosing which total to use. The west side’s rain amounts (or Utila’s amount of under 2 inches) was well below the monthly average of 5.39 inches. Whereas the east side, particularly around Oakridge and Politilly, got 6-8 inches. This is not uncommon this time of year, when our weather comes from the rain factory off the Mosquito Coast, as opposed to rainy season, when the rain builds in from the mainland.

Looking ahead, August averages 4.45 inches, but it is also the month when we really start paying attention to the possibility of tropical storms. So far, the Atlantic has been extremely quiet. Let’s hope it stays that way. As for our extended forecast, we see waves of tropical moisture coming in, so occasional downpours, especially overnights and early mornings, will continue.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Helen Murphy and shows orchid 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘢, Lady of the Night”, called such because of the jasmine like scent it exudes only after dark. It grows wild on Roatan and like all orchids it loves damp conditions. We’ve had plenty of those, but this morning we’re looking a little drier. More in comments.

On satellite at 7 a.m. we see some popcorn storms moving away from us to our north and blue skies overhead. There will be a low chance of a popup shower today, but most of us should be dry. As we move through the end of the week, we will continue to have chances of shower, mostly overnights and mornings.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up, still pretty calm with 7 mph east winds and 2 foot seas. We should get a little windier today, 15 mph this afternoon and 20 mph tonight from the east. Winds 15-20 mph will continue Thursday and Friday, but the weekend looks calmer.

Don’t forget the special Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave schedule to the Guanaja Conch Festival. This weekend looks like a great time to be on the water.

Tides continue mild. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Nicol Huff near Parrot Tree midisland. It shows the rising sun peeking through the clouds. We have a few clouds around and some showers here and there, but totals since midnight are only a few hundredths of an inch. Better chances for heavier rain come tonight into tomorrow morning.

Our satellite for the hour from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. shows some popcorn clouds moving across the islands. These generally have quick downpours in them if they have any rain at all, thus keeping totals low. We should be fairly dry through midday, but as we get toward evening we should see an increase in clouds toward evening and a good chance of heavy rain tonight into tomorrow morning and a decent chance of rain through the day tomorrow. Starting Wednesday we will be back to 40 percent chances of rain, mostly overnights and mornings for the rest of the week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to quite calm conditions, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. We should stay right around there today and tomorrow, getting slightly windier overnight. Starting Wednesday we will be back to 15 mph winds and seas 2-3 feet.

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Tides will be fairly mild. Have a great week!

Here is a photo from Scott Anderson from First Bight near Kristi’s Overlook, looking back toward the southwest with mostly blue skies and a storm cloud in the background. The next couple of days should be like this, with partly cloudy skies and an occasional shower, until Monday night into Tuesday which looks rainier.

Here is the satellite between 1:30 and 7:30 a.m. We can see a couple of waves of popcorn clouds bringing us rain around 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Most locations got small amounts around a tenth of an inch. We see more popcorn clouds toward Guanaja, so we will continue to have a chance of scattered showers through the morning. Today and tomorrow we will see a little rain, but also a lot of blue sky. Monday night into Tuesday we will have a surge of moisture, so we should have a few long-lasting rain periods, especially Monday night and Tuesday morning. Wednesday into the weekend we will have fewer showers and those will be mostly overnights and mornings.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 15 mph east winds and 3 foot seas. Winds and seas will stay right around there today, getting up to 20 mph and 3-4 feet in toward nightfall. Tomorrow through Wednesday morning look quite calm, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet.

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Tides are running fairly high, especially around midnight. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. The rain we were expecting arrived this morning and there may be more on the way. On satellite we can see a large area of rain to our east, moving our way. The worst of it may go to our north, but there will be a good chance of rain today going into tonight. I think tomorrow should be less rainy, but there will still be a good chance of a passing shower. Sunday and Monday look drier with rain returning Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday.

Here are rain totals since midnight. I’m suspicious of the 1.81 for east Sandy Bay. That weather station tends to show high amounts. But most of us have gotten between a third and half an inch.

We wake up to 15 mph east winds with 3 foot seas. We will stay right around there today, getting up to 20 mph winds overnight. Tomorrow will be one of the windier days in the forecast with 20 mph east winds and 3 foot seas during the day and 25 mph and 3-4 feet tomorrow night. Sunday and Monday we will be back to 15 mph east winds and Tuesday and Wednesday look quite calm.

Lowest tide is 3:15 p.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Katy Pandy in Flowers Bay and shows rain clouds like we have been dealing with this morning. This was the morning for the west side to get a good soaking.

Here is this morning’s rainfall. I didn’t include Utila and Guanaja because they didn’t record any rain.

Here is the satellite from around midnight to about 7:30 a.m. we can see rain intensify, especially over west side Roatan around 6 a.m. We are still dealing with some clouds and chances of passing showers will be around this morning.

Clouds and rain should increase this evening and overnight into tomorrow morning. We will even have scattered showers through the day tomorrow. I know this isn’t great news for Carnival in Utila, but I don’t think it will be an all-day rain, just off and on, and perhaps some locations will get fortunate and miss out, but I think most of us will see some rain. Rain chances will be higher for Saturday, a bit lower Sunday and Monday and a bit higher again for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Our winds this morning are fairly mild, 10 mph from the east with 2 foot seas. Our winds should increase tonight to 20 mph and 3-4 foot seas. Tomorrow winds will be from the east around 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet, and tomorrow night 17-22 mph and seas 3-4 feet. The weekend looks fairly similar, with perhaps a bit windier conditions Saturday night to around 25 mph and 4-5 foot seas.

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Low tide is 2:30 p.m. as we move into new moon phase overnight. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Scott Anderson taken from his boat near mahogany Bay looking east. We’ve had a mostly dry 24 hours, but things look wetter as we get into Friday and Saturday.

Here is a look at water vapor overhead. The yellows and greens are drier air, the reds and purples moister air. We can see today and tomorrow we have drier air, meaning only about a 20 percent chance of a passing shower, but as we get into Friday and Saturday our rain chances go up to 50 percent. Sunday looks a bit drier again, but wetter for Monday and Tuesday.



Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with 15 mph east winds and seas 2 feet. We will stay right around there today and into the weekend with slightly higher winds and seas overnights.

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Lowest tide is 1 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!